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List of baseball parks in Atlanta

This is a list of venues used for professional baseball in Atlanta, Georgia. The information is a compilation of the information contained in the references listed.

SunTrust Park, 2017
Turner Field, 2013
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, 1985
Spiller Field, 1924
Peters Park
Home of: Atlanta , Southern League (1885–mid-1886) (1888–1889 part season)
Location: West Peachtree Street Northwest; North Avenue Northeast
Brisbine Park[1][2]
Home of: Atlanta Crackers, Southern League (1892–1893, 1896–1898); some sources say Southeastern League for (1896-1897)
Location: Crumley Street Southwest (north); Glenn Street Southwest (south); Ira Street Southwest
Currently: part of or adjacent to Phoenix Park public park
Athletic Grounds
Home of: Atlanta Crackers, Southern League (1894–1895)
Location: Jackson Street Northeast; Irwin Street (similar to 1896 ballpark)
Show Grounds
Home of: Atlanta Crackers - Southern League (1896 some games)
Location: Jackson Street Northeast (west); Irwin Street Northeast; Boulevard Northeast (east)
Currently: On or near Martin Luther King Jr. Historic Site
Piedmont Park
Home of: Atlanta Crackers , Southern Association (1902–1906)
Location: Piedmont Avenue Northeast (west/north); 10th Street Northeast (south); Monroe Drive Northeast (east)
Previously: site of 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition
Currently: Near the 12th Street entryway
Ponce de Leon Park a.k.a. Spiller Park / Spiller Field (1924–1932)
Home of:
Atlanta Crackers, Southern Association (1907–1961)
Atlanta Black Crackers, Negro leagues (1920s)
Atlanta Black Crackers, Negro American League (1938)
Atlanta Crackers, International League (1962–1964)
Location: 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue Northeast (south, first base); Lakeview Avenue Northeast (west, third base); Southern Railroad (east/northeast, right/center field)
Currently: Midtown Place shopping center
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium a.k.a. Fulton County Stadium a.k.a. Atlanta Stadium
Home of:
Atlanta Crackers, IL (1965 only)
Atlanta Braves, NL (1966–1996)
Location: 521 Capitol Avenue Southeast (right/center field); Fulton Street Southwest (north, left field); Clarke Street Southwest / Pollard Boulevard Southwest (west, third base / home plate); Georgia Avenue Southwest (south, first base)
Currently: parking lot for Turner Field / Center Parc Stadium
Future: to be site of Georgia State University baseball park
Turner Field reconfigured from Centennial Olympic Stadium
Home of: Atlanta Braves, NL (1997–2016)
Location: 755 Hank Aaron Drive Southeast (a.k.a. Capitol Avenue Southeast - right field); Georgia Avenue Southwest (north, left field); Pollard Boulevard Southwest / Washington Street Southwest (west, third base); Bill Lucas Drive Southwest (south, first base); across Georgia Avenue to the south from Atlanta Stadium
Previously: parking lot for Atlanta Stadium
Currently: reconfigured as a football venue now known as Center Parc Stadium
Truist Park
Home of: Atlanta Braves, NL (2017–present)
Location: Cumberland, Georgia, a suburb northwest of Atlanta. Ballpark is west of the interchange of I-75 and I-285. Local streets are Circle 75 Parkway (southeast and northeast, outfield and third base); Windy Ridge Parkway (northwest and southwest, home plate and first base); and Heritage Court (southwest - right field). Changed names on January 14, 2020. Formerly titled SunTrust Park prior to the merger title sponsor SunTrust and BB&T.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Idlers Notebook", The Atlanta Journal: Tuesday Evening, p. 4, April 12, 1892, retrieved March 13, 2024
  2. ^ Dunder, Paul (2021). Baseball, with a Southern Accent: The Urban Game in the Post-Reconstruction South (PhD thesis). University of South Florida. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
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